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Pere Pruna y Ocerans BIOGRAPHY
1904 Barcelona, Spain - 1977. Known for: Painting and mural painting.
Pere Pruna was a self-taught artist from Spain who completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He began exhibiting in Barcelona at a yo. He held a successful solo show in Paris... Read full biography
Pere Pruna was a self-taught artist from Spain who completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He began exhibiting in Barcelona at a yo. He held a successful solo show in Paris and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, and Max Jacob. Pruna also... Read full biography
Pere Pruna was a self-taught artist from Spain who completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He began exhibiting in Barcelona at a yo. He held a successful solo show in Paris and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, and Max Jacob. Pruna also worked on sets and costumes for various musical works, including "Les matelots" and "Oriane". He won several awards for his artwork, including the Nonell Prize in 1936, which was surrounded by... Read full biography
Pere Pruna was a self-taught artist from Spain who completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He began exhibiting in Barcelona at a yo. He held a successful solo show in Paris and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, and Max Jacob. Pruna also worked on sets and costumes for various musical works, including "Les matelots" and "Oriane". He won several awards for his artwork, including the Nonell Prize in 1936, which was surrounded by controversy due to the use of a photograph from a Parisian pornographic magazine as a model for his painting. After the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity. He worked for propaganda... Read full biography
Pere Pruna was a self-taught artist from Spain who completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He began exhibiting in Barcelona at a yo. He held a successful solo show in Paris and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, and Max Jacob. Pruna also worked on sets and costumes for various musical works, including "Les matelots" and "Oriane". He won several awards for his artwork, including the Nonell Prize in 1936, which was surrounded by controversy due to the use of a photograph from a Parisian pornographic magazine as a model for his painting. After the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Pruna settled in Paris and continued his international exhibition activity. He worked for propaganda services and was introduced to the Spanish representation of the 1938 Venice Biennale. After the war, he combined easel painting exh... Read full biography
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Name variants
Pere Pruna O'Cerans, Pere Pruna Ocerans, Pedro Pruna
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Pere Pruna was a self-taught artist from Spain who completed his training at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He began exhibiting in Barcelona at a yo
He held a successful solo show in Paris and came into contact with intellectuals such as Cocteau, Drieu la Rochelle, and Max Jacob. Pruna also worked on sets and costumes for various musical works, including "Les matelots" and "Oriane". He won several awards for his artwork, including the Nonell Prize in 1936, which was surrounded by controversy due to the use of a photograph from a Parisian pornographic magazine as a model for his painting.
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